Funds needed for Bluebird House rehab centre
A fundraiser has been organised to help Bluebird House committee members run the not-for-profit drug rehab centre.
Bluebird House was opened a few months ago...
High diabetes rate in Rockbank and Plumpton
Rockbank and Plumpton residents have one of the highest rates of diabetes in the state.
Almost 10 per cent of people living in the 3335 postcode...
Moorabool welcomes 26 new Australian citizens
G’day mate … how many times do we hear it and think nothing of it? Yet Harriet Bevan fell in love with Australia because...
Police yet to identify body dumped at Mt Cottrell
Homicide detectives have renewed their appeal for information to help identify a young man whose partially clothed remains were found wrapped in plastic on a...
Melton schools share $5.4 million in extra funding
A $680,000 funding boost for Melton Secondary College will help improve students literacy, numeracy and creative thinking, principal David Reynolds believes.
Last week, the state...
Musical heaven for Balliang East primary school
Singing the same song at the same time with students across Australia has become a tradition for students at Balliang East Primary School.
In the...
Melton South tragedy highlights call for water safety
Parents are urged not to take their eyes off their children around water following the death of a toddler in a backyard pool at...
Colour me calm, say Villa Maria residents
Colouring-in is back in fashion and popular, at least, at Villa Maria Catholic Homes Providence aged-care home in Bacchus Marsh where residents have been...
Melton Foster Care urgently needs caregivers
Lynne McDonnell keeps a diary of all the 122 children she has “mothered” – when they came and left, how long they stayed, their...
Thieves rip out Coimadai avenue of honour trees
Locals are reeling after vandals ripped out Avenue of Honour saplings dedicated to fallen Coimadai soldiers.
Earlier this year, the Coimadai Avenue of Honour Restoration...
Eynesbury CFA gears up to show off new station
Eynesbury Country Fire Authority volunteers have used a small shed as their brigade headquarters for three years – big enough to fit one truck,...
Council media gag ‘threatens freedom of speech’
Melton council’s new media policy is a threat to councillors’ freedom of speech, locals believe.
At this month’s meeting, councillors adopted a policy that restricts...
Neighbours may hold clue to Springbank murder
Police believe neighbours hold the clue to the death of a Springbank man whose body was found on his 90th birthday.
Ken Handford, known as...
Classic cars on display for children’s charity
Chevvys and Corvettes, Cobras and Falcons, Toranas and Lincolns … sounds like heaven for car buffs.
The annual Bunnings Cruise Nights, showcasing classic and vintage...
Mayor slams CFA over 41 Fiskville job losses
Moorabool mayor Paul Tatchell has slammed the Country Fire Authority’s decision to make redundant 41 hospitality workers employed at the Fiskville training base, which...
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New state league structure for 2026
The FV state league competition division structure will expand from 2026 for both the men’s and women’s competitions.
The same structures as 2024 will be...
